1950.03.31_000011ti
March 31-90
Recessed meeting of March 28
6alled to order by Mayor McCosh,members present were;J.R.Starri E.W.Gillett,0.C.Shaddock,0,D.GoodrichC.W.Taylor a R.E.Thoren.
Meeting called to open bids for the steel water tank.
Four bids were opened,as follows;
American Pipe &Coast,Co.Portland,347.586
Chicago Bridge &Iron,Sekttle,¶1.417.60
Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co.Seattle 46.¶99.26(H.D.Fowler )""Alternate 43.867.70
E.R.Johnson Everett ¶6,341.00(Concrete tank)
The bids being tabulated by Engineer Don Grey &G.D.HallandpresentedtotheCouncil,a discusì&n ensued between ihecontractorspresentregardingthemeritsofsteelandconcretetanks.
The property owners on Birch between ¶th and 7th streetspresented"apeltition to haver the curb in thex affected sageai_s,et back one or two feet or a.total of seven feet from Whopropbrtylineinsteadoftenfeetbecauseofdhenarrowáti•eet,1t leing felt that thedider stre.et would givechildrenintheareabetterprotection.The petition
was approved by the Council.
The Mayor then called for a motion to recess the meetinguntil12noonApril1st,taking the bids under advisement .
A motion by Councilman Gillett 2nd by Taylor was thereforeadean:d?earried.
se C.McCoshE.P allick,Cleek Mayor
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